Elderly woman dies alone on corridor trolley in 'final straw' for NHS A&E staff

Exhausted NHS staff have told how a woman was tragically left to die alone on a trolley in a crowded A&E corridor.

Staff at Arrowe Park Hospital's emergency department in Merseyside said they have reached breaking point as they are repeatedly faced with more patients than they can safely care for.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust (WUTH) said the hospital's A&E department is experiencing "extremely high demand", with attendances around 30 per cent higher than expected for this time of year. Daily patient numbers have exceeded 330, peaking at 370 on some days in December.

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Source: The Mirror, 11 January 2026